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ORR, Joseph Campbell
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 84 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 March 1916, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 34th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Belfast, Ireland, 1886 |
| Home Town: | Strathfield, Strathfield, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Secretary |
| Died: | Newtown, New South Wales, Australia, 15 September 1969, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Woronora Memorial Park, Sutherland, New South Wales Section Presbyterian 2, Grave 790 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 20 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 84, 9th Machine Gun Company, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW | |
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| 1 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 84, 9th Machine Gun Company, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
| 1 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 84, 9th Machine Gun Company, HMAT Benalla, Sydney | |
| 7 Jun 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 84, 9th Machine Gun Company | |
| 3 Jul 1917: | Honoured Military Medal, Commonwealth Gazette 219, on 20 December 1917 | |
| 11 Apr 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 84, 9th Machine Gun Company, Second occasion. | |
| 23 Oct 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sergeant, 3rd Machine Gun Battalion | |
| 27 Jan 1919: | Transferred AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 34th Infantry Battalion, From 3rd Machine Gun Battalion | |
| 26 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 34th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John Campbell Orr and Amelia Orr of 'Nelgar', Manson Road, Strathfield, NSW.
Commenced return to Australia on 1 May 1919 aboard SS China disembarking on 8 June 1919 at Melbourne then by transport to Sydney
Medals: Military Medal, British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1920c Joseph married Florence M. Donald in Sydney, NSW